Machine for use in the lasting of boots and shoes



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ELI isnotr nas AND v rri lraivi soanrinrr, or T0 UNITED SHOE MACHINERY, oon-roaatrron, or rs'rnnsoiv, "NEWITERSEY, A

ooaroimriou on NEW Jansen.

MACHINE i on. use is run Las'rii'ie as aoo rs iiiii sates.

Application filed J 'aniiary -17, 1920 Serial ire/352,195.

To all whom it may coma-er B2: it known that we, ELI Bnorr'rnns and WILLIAM E. Scannnrr, citizens of the United,

States, residing at Lynn, in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts, have -in-' and is herein shown as embodied in a machine of novel organization provided with means for working an upper into lasted position round the end of a shoe and with means for applying and fastening a binder to the shoe to hold the upper. It'will he understood, however, that in many of its aspects th invention is not limited to machines of the particular type illustrated, but is more generally applicable to various types of construction.

Important features of the invention are to be recognized in a novel combination of hinder applying and fastening means, the construction shown comprising means whereby a binder is drawn progressively round the end of a sho from one sideto the other and is fastened the opposite sides sujccessively. More particularly. the illustrative construction comprises a binder applydevicewhich is moved progressively round the end of a shoe to draw a binder into. place, and devices which are moved successively into position at the opposite sides of the shoe, and are operated to fasten the binder first at one side and then at the other. In the machine shown the dif;

terent instrumentalities are power-driven and are automatically controlled to apply a binder and fasten it without attention on the part of the operator, the binder applying and fastening operations rollowing automatically the operation of other means whereby the upper is worked into lasted position round the end of the shoe.

Further features of the invention reside in novel hinder applying means. One of these features consists in novel means :of'

control for a binder-applying device to determine its relation to the work durlng the binder applying operation. of this part ofthe invention is to avoidhb jectionable rubbingcontact, for example, .be-:

tweenl'a binder applying device and a shoe while still 'maintaining the device lIrJPOSieI I tion to direct thebinder in proper relation to the edge of the shoe bottom. v.An'other.

work as to permit. proper feeding of the binder material. In the machine shownthe I binder 'applyingdevice supports a coil of binder material'and' carries it round the,

end of the shoe, and a further feature of the invention consists in, a construetionin which a boil I of binder material is thus mounted for movement relatively to the work.(lo-operating with such device] in the illustrativeconstruction isdmeans as sociated with one of the fastening devices for severing the proper length of material fromthecoil. I

Other features of the invention aretohe re ognised in a iovol fastening device forecing an end of. binder. material to the worlr."The construction shown comprises a iacker which partially drivesa tack and a grippern lnch grips aniend of bind-er material and is swunground the partially driven taoirto'anchor the binderto theitack.

The novelfeatures involved in. this partof the. invention include, the provision of .Ineans for bending bindermaterial. a plurality of per'and tacker mechanism.

Further "important features oft-he inven tion, having to do with the operation of working an upper over a .form or last, include. the "provision of novel positioning means for end embracing wipers, the construction shown comprising meansl wherehy the wipers are positioned manually in con-' formity to the contour fof a. shoe prior to the power e ttected upwiping and overwiping operations. in the illustrative machine the initial positioning oft-lie wipers is es fected by means of a turnbuckle in they wiper operating connections. An advantageous characteristic of the lllustratlve con- .struction is that the wipers are held against retractive movement from the position thus initially determined, to obviate the necessity of conforming them to every shoe of the same size and style, and from such starting position they receive a positive cverwiping movement of predetermined extent which is uniform in the operation of the machine on successive shoes 1 The invention also provides novel upper clamping means to increase the effectiveness of the wipers on the upper. The construction shown comprises clamp members which engage the upper along the edges of the wipers and are-moved outwardly over the wipers to spread the upper. Novel features involved include, among others, the provision of means'for imparting to the clamping device an intial positioning movement with the wipers as the latter are conformed to a shoe as hereinbefore explained, and means for relieving the clamping pressure on the upper prior to the completion of the relative operative movements of the wipers and the form or last.

Stillanother feature of the invention consists in a novel construction and arrangement of holddown mechanism. The construction shown comprises a holddown which is adapted to engage an insole inside of the sewing rib in close conformity tothe rib round the end of the shoe to supportthe rib against pressure of the wipers as well as to assist in restraining the shoe from lengthwise movement. To facilitate accurate positioning of the holddown it is the upper, the holddown also being mounted for advancing movement with the wipers in the operation of conforming the wipers intially to the contour of a shoe.

The above and other features of the invontion, including certain details of con iii struction and combinations of parts, will now be described with reference to the accompanyingdrawings and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings:

3 Fig. 1 is a perspective'vie'w of the head portion of a machine in which the invention embodied; I

Fig. 2 is a view of the head of the machine in front elevation;

Fig. 3 is a view of the same'in side elevation;

Fig 4 is 'a planview with a portion of the structure in section on the line 44 of Fig. 2; a Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3; v

Figs. 6, 7 8, and 9 are sections taken respectively on the line 6-6, 7-7, 8-8 and 99 of Fig. 5; Y

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of portions of the machine;

Fig. 11 is a View in front elevation on a larger scale than Fig. 2 of one of the tacking and bending mechanisms, with parts shown in section on the line 11-11 of Fig. 12;

Figs. 12, .13 and 14 are sections taken respectively on the lines 12-12, 13-43 and 14.14 of Fig. 11;

Fig. 15 shows partly in front elevation and partly in. section the toe support and a portion of the; binder applying mechanism;

Fig. 16 is a left hand side elevation of the binder applying mechanism shown in Fig. 15; g t

Fig. 17 is a section on the line 17 17 of Figs. 15 and 16, and

Figs. 18 to 24L inclusive illustrate suc: cessive stages in the operation of the machine on a shoe.

In order to assistin understanding the details of construction to be hereinafter described, it may be briefly stated that the machine comprises in its general organization a toe rest 2 .upon which the toe portion of the shoe is sup-ported in inverted position in operative relation to wipers 4 which may be closed manually round the end and side faces of the toe below the plane of the shoe bottom while the shoe is positioned upon the rest- 2: by the hand of the operator. Supported substantially over the edges of the wipers 4 is a clamping device or spreader for the margin of the upper comprising a pair of curved clamp members 6 which are moved forward with the wipers and are turned to maintain them in substantially parallel relation to the wiper edges as the wipers are closed round the shoe. Mounted for movement forwardly with the wipers andthe clamping device is a holddown member 8 comprising a plate having an edge contour conforming substantially to the curve of the rib of the insole round the toe. The holddown 8 has a stem 10 slidably mounted in a holder 12 and arranged to yield upwardly in the. holder against the pressure of a spring 14 as far as permitted by an adjustable stop 16.

After the wipers have been closed round the toe and the clamping device and the holddown have received simultaneously their positioning movement relatively to the shoe, a clutch is actuated to connect the operating parts of the machine to the source of power. Upon the starting of the machine, the clamp members 6 and the holddown 8 are moved downwardly to causetheclampi members to clamp the margin of the upper.

upon the wipers and the holddown to engage the insole, as indicated by dotted lines in FigjlS and by full lines in Fig. 19, To insure proper engagement "of the clamp" members with themargino' the 'uppe'r5 the" latter may be bent outwardly'by the operator in presenting the 'shoe.' Asshown in Figs 19 and 20, the clamp niemhersengage the upper close to the edges of the wipers and the holddown is spaced a short distance rearwardly from the sewingribof theinsole at the end of the toe. In the continued movement of the operatingmechanism, dur-' ing which the clamp members are caused to bear yieldingly uponthe upper with gradually increasing pressure and the spring 14L is compressed to increase the pressure of the holddown on the shoe, a reverse movement lengthwlse of the shoe isnnparted' to both the clamp members and the holdd'owln by the action of thewipers andpfinally to position the-shoe in theoverwipm'g plane,-

During this up by as indicated in vFig. 21. w ping operation the clamp .inember's 6 act with increasing pressure to clamp the margin of the upper yieldingly against the top face of the wipers while permittingthe up per to slip outwardly over the edges of the w pers in response to the pull, thus rendering the wipers effective towipe the upper free from wrinkles and to draw it tightly over the lateral periphery of the last. As the operation of the machine continues,

the wipers are next advanced and closedinwardly over the feather of the insole. When the wipers have been closed over the edge of the insole and have secured an effective hold upon the upper to preventit from relaxing over the endandside faces of the toe, the members 6 are lifted to release the margin of the upper. As the wipers are closed inwardly, the toe rest 2 is subjected to increasing upward pressure, and (when the wipers'hav e arrived substantially at the end of their overwiping movement the ,holddown is lifted slightly to permitthe shoeto be forced upwardly by the toe restaudcompress the overwiped margin of the upper against the wipers. Following thisuoperation the holddown is again moved down ward; slightly farther than before, to pro vide suilicifent space betweenthe lower face of thewipers and the shoe to admita binder wire, as indicated in Fig. '22. 'VVhile the*- parts are thus positioned, tack is'partially driven atone side of the shoe and a binder wire 'is twisted about the tack and drawnfirmly' round the end of the shoe under the wipers, whereupon a second tack is driven at thedopposite side of the shoe 'and the I binder is severed fr'omthe source of supply" and twisted round said tack.

The manner of this operation is indicated generallyin Figs. 23 and'24'. The upper having thus been secured ln'lasted posltion, the parts are returned to their starting positions and the" shoe is releasedQ The" operating parts of the machine are severally supported'upon a frame castingj lS which is mounted upon a standard 20 and is provided with a removable top plate 22.

Power is derived from a pulley 24 whichis mounted torotate idlyona shaft 26. To 1 control the applicationof power to thema- :90

chine any suitable form of clutch may be utilized, the construction shown comprising a drum 28 (Fig. 6) mounted loosely on the" shaft 26but connected to it by gearing, as hereinafterdescr1bed,;and carrying a clutch dog30 which is arranged to projectwithin the hub of the pulley '24 and to be turned in such manner as to engage one of a series of shoulders 32 in the 'pulleyhub. The dog 30 is normally held in position to permit the pulleyto turn dly by means of a pin 33 adj'us'tabiy mounted on a controlling lever 3% 1n positlonfor engagement w th a finger 35 fastjonthe outerend ofthe dog. ,VVhen the lever il l'is swung downwardly by means of a rod 36 connectedto a startingxtr eadle,not

shown} thepin '33 releases the fingerfio and" permits spring BTto act on the dog 30 to mm it as far as permitted by a stop pin if 38 thereby clutching the drum 28 to the pulley; The lever 34 is fast on a rock shaft 39which carries ran'arm' 40 (Fig. 7) prov ded with a roll ll pro ecting within a groove 1n the face of a cainwheel 56 in and 7, the roll t] is seated in an offset. portion a l of the groove 4-2 and the .pin is positioned in engagement with the finger to ldisengagethe drum 28 from ,7

the pul ey 2st. 'lnthis relation of the parts a brakejshoe i5, whlchfls mounted on. the

armBhis held in frictional engagement with the drum 28 by theaction of the'spring 43.

.After the machine has been started by the depression of the treadlethe groove 42 holds lli) fasten the'shaft 26. A spring 43 tends to I, ;SWll1g the arm d0 upwardly and when the parts are n starting, position as indicated the arm iOin position to prevent re-engagement {of the pin 33 with the finger 35' throughout the cycle of operations of the machine, and upon the completion of the of a shaft 50 on the opposite end of which is a small pinion 52 in operative engagement I with a large gear 54 fast on the opposite end of the shaft 26 from the pulley 24. This mechanism serves as reduction gearing to cause the shaft to be driven at a much slower rate of speed than the pulley. Secured to the shaft 26 are three cam wheels, comprising the wheel 56 above mentioned and wheels 58 and 60 whereby movements are imparted to the various operating instrir mentalities.

The toe rest 2 is adjustably supported upon the upper end of a toe post rod 62 (Fig. 15) which is mounted to slide vertically in a bushing 64 supported by means of a flange 66 upon a boss 68 on the frame member 18. At its lower end the rod 62 is threaded for engagement with an adjusting wheel '70 which rests, upon a thimble 72 supported on. the front end of a lever 74 pivoted on a hanger '7 6. I The connection between the thimble and the lever comprises slide blocks 78 which are mounted in horizontal guideways in the opposite sides of the thimble and are pivoted to the opposite side portions ofthe forked frontend of the lever. By turning the wheel the rod 62 and the toe rest 2 may be adjusted upwardly or downwardly relatively to the toe rest operating mechanism. This mechanism comprises a cam groove 80 (Fig. 8) in the cam wheel 58 in which is mounted a roll 82 on a lever 84. this lever being connected at its front end by means of a rod 86 and a spring 88 to the rear end of the lever 74. In operation the toe rest is pressed upwardly yieldingly through the spring 88 which is compressed by the action of the lever 84 to assist in clamping the shoe against the holddown and to afford the upward pressure required fOr pressing the overwiped upper against the wipers, this spring also affording provision for yield to permit the shoe to be forced downwardly in the upwiping operation and subsequently farther downwardly to admit the binder wire. Nuts 90 on the rod 86 provide means for adjusting the force of the spring 88 by movement of the lever 74, and when such adjustment is effected a compensating adjustment of the toe rest may be made by turning the hand wheel 70 in order to position the shoe correctly in relation to the wipers. An alternative meansffor ad'ustin the force of the sorin eliminating any need for a compensating adjustment of the wheel 70, comprises a nut 91 on the rod 86 below the spring. It will be evident by reference to the shape of the cam groove 80 that downward movement of the lever 84 does not begin immediately upon the starting of the machine the interval previous to the beginning of such movement comprising substantially that portion of the cycle during which the holddown is lowered and forces the-shoe downwardly to effect the upwiping operation round the toe. At about the time when the holddown arrives at the limit of this movement the lever 84 begins to move downwardly to increase, the force of the spring 88 and continues such downward movement until slightly after the completion of the overwiping operation to'provide the requisite upward pressure against the wipers when the holddown is lifted to permit the compression of the overwiped stock.

The wipers 4 are secured in a well-known manner to carriers 92 which are mounted on the lower side of the cover plate 22 and are guided for advancing and closing movements by means of rolls 94 which are mounted on the cover plate and engage in curved slots 96 in. the carriers 92 to impart predetermined closing movement to the wipers in response to their advancing movement. Links 98 connect the carrier plates 92 to a cross bar 100 which is mounted on the front end of an operating rod 102. The rod 102 is threaded in an elongatedv pinion 104 in the V opposite end of which is threaded a rearwardly extending rod 106 connected by means of a lug 108 and a link 110 to a bellcrank lever 112 mounted on a pivot rod 114. (Fig. 9). The lever 112 carries a roll 116 which engages in a cam groove 118 in the cam wheel 60. The opposed ends of the rods 102 and 106 are oppositely threaded and cooperate with the pinion 104 to provide a turn buckle whereby the rod 102 maybe moved forward relatively to the rod 106 for advancing and closing the wipers manually round the end of the shoe before the machine is started. Turning movement for this purpose is imparted to the pinion 104 through a rack bar 120 which is mountedto slide in a guideway in the cover plate 22 and is connected by a link 122 to. a hand lever 124. By reference to the shapeof the cam groove 118 (Fig. 9) it willbeseen that. the power-effected movementof the wipers does not begin until after a sufficient interval of time to permit the shoe to be depressed by the holddown to the overwiping plane. The

wipers are then advanced and closed by the,

action of the cam and are held in their closed position during subsequent operations on the shoe. As shown in' Fig. 9,v the link 110 is adjustab ly connected to the bell-crank 112 for varying the extent of the operative movement of the wipers.

The holder 12 on which the holddown 8 is mountedin the manner hereinbefore described comprises a forwardly extending portion of a supporting SlldQlZfi: mounted in a guideway on a holder 128 iinthe upper end of a rod 130. Support'e'd' also on the forwardly projecting poi-e 11 ofthe 7 arranged. to engage a platelli ionth'e holder 128 to determine the height of the $131111) members relatively to the. holdflclown when the parts are in starting position, Keyed to the rods 132insuch manner thattherods are permitted to slide vertically through them are arms 14 2 which carry rolls 14 11.61;- gaging in curvedslots 1&6inthe; plate 1.40, these slots being curve-d similarly' to the slots 96 in thewiper, carriers, The purpose of this constructionis to determine. the position of the clamp lneinbers with respect to lateral swinging movement these members beingmaintained. initially in substantially parallel relatiollto thewiper edges, shown in Fig. 4. f i As hereinbetore explained, the 1 initial manually effected advancing and closing movement of thefwipers is;accomp a nied by a correspondingforward movement of the holddown and the clamp members. Thislis effected by means of, a slide 1. 18 n ounte d -iin guideways on the plate, 22 and havingz an upwardly extendingprojection 150 provided with a slot 152 to receivearoll 154 which-is mounted on the slide 12.6. In its lower ztace the slide 148-v is provided with a straightslot 156 extending at an, angle to the hdirection of movement of theslide and arranged to receive a roll 158rmounted 0nthe rack bar 120. Operative movement the rack bar for turning the pinion..10.4(:ancl.advancing the wipers thus servesto. impart to the slide 148 a corresponding.forward movement and'through the slide 126 ,to move theholddown and theclamprmelnbers also forwardly, the latter being. closefd inivardly hyflthe action of the slots 146 6111 the rolls lit to maintain themin substantiallyj'p lel relation to the wiper edgesasl-ther-wlliii are closedagainst theshoe; Afterrtheinanually, .eflected closing of the wipersthe slide 1 18 is maintained in its advancedl position by the actionot. the ro-ll 158s.

For imparting, operative. downward movement to the holddownf 8,\and the clamp members 6 the rod. 130,3the lower end bf wh-ichis. guided in ail-opening, in the frame,

is connected :by means of aQpiV ted-bearingj block 160 to the forkecl fro-nt en d other-lever,

v, tinned downward movement 1 6 2 which carries a roll 16 1 engaging in a cam groove 166i1 the cam wheel 56 (Fig. willbe evident that the lever 162 receives operative downward movement. from the cam immediately upon the starting of the machine to carry the holddown and the clamp members into engagement with the work. In such downwardmovementof the holder 128 the roll 154 is carried downwardly along the straight upper portion oi. I

the slot until it arrives at a portion '0, o f'tlie, slot which is offset"rearwardly and the action otwhich is to produce a rearwardnnovement of the slide 126 in its con- This rearward movement begins substantially at the time when the holddown; and the clamp members come into engagement with} the averkma; serves to move these parts rear wardly. such "manner as to force the hold down-against the end portion of the rib o f the insole'and to carrythefclamp members outwardly over the'top face of the wipers, as WlllbGQVKlBIll'; by a comparison of Figs.

19 and 20." In this \operationthe cam slots I 1&6 by their. action on the arms 1 22 serve to swing the clamp members outward laterally ofthe shoev a distance corresponding I substantially to the extent of movement of sa dmembers away" from the endface Of the shoes thereby spreading the margin oi the upper over the top face of the wipers. Below its offset a the slot 152 is provided with another straight vertical portionalong which the roll 154 travels during the latter tionis eitectetl, Substantially at the end of the overwiping movement of the wipers s the poirtion b ofithecam, track 166 arrives in position, to, raise; the, holddown slightly permitting-the shoe to" be forcedupward by thetoeQrest tojlcompress the overwiped stock upon; the featherot the insole Immediately following,thisoperation the holddown is again depressed by. the actionof its cam to a' slightly lower limit thanpreviously, thus depressingtheshoe sufliciently topermit, the

binder wire to be drawn inward underneath thewipers, The shoe is then maintained in thisrdepressed position while the binder is applied .to the shoeand fastened in place.

Byreterence to Fiigs. 18 and2Q it. will seen that the clamp members 6'extend initially below the plane of the holddown 8 a distance corresponding substantially to the distance between theplane of the shoe bottom and the top face of the wipers, and it will be evident that in the depression of the shoe to the position. shown in Fig. 21 the clamp members are required to yield upwardly. Provision for such yield is afforded by the manner in which the rods 132. are slidably mounted and by the pivotal connection ofthe lever 136 to the slide 126. The required clamping pressure of the clamp members upon the upper is effected by a spring 1.68 which is mountedon a' rod 170 extending upwardly through lugs. on the side of the holder 128 and having a slotted T-shaped upper end portion to receive a roll 172 mounted on the side of the lever 136. The spring 168 bears downwardlyz against a collar 174, adjustable to vary the force of the spring, and thus tends to depress the lever 186 and the connected clamp members as far as permitted by the stop screw 138. During the latter portion of the downward movement of the holder 128, after movement of the clamp members has been stopped by the wipers, the spring 168 is compressed and the clamp members are thus caused to bear with increasing pressure upon the clamped margin of the upper. A key engaging in a slot 176 in the rod 170 serves to prevent the rod from turning. Lifting of the clamp.

depressed to admit the binder. thus leaving the margin of the upper" free to be wiped closely into the angle between the feather and the rib of the insole and avoidingany danger of pulling the upper awayfrom the feather of the insole by the depression of the shoe. The time of the lifting of the clamp members, however, may be varied byadj'usting the collar 180. It will be evident that the connection between the upper end of the rod 170 and the lever 136 is such as to permit movements of the slide 126 forwardly and backwardly in its holder 128.

For driving the binder fastening tacks and for twistingor bending the ends of the lasting binder round the tacks, separate mechanisms are provided at the opposite sides of. the shoe. These mechanisms comprise slides 186 which are mounted in guideways on projecting plates 188 for inward and out- -ward movements laterally of the shoe. Each of the slides 186 carries a stop plate 190 for engagement with the side of the shoe to limitthe inward movement of the mechathe frame of the machine and is operated upon by a coil spring 196 which tends to swingthe lever in a direction to force the slide 186 inwardly toward the shoe.

action of each lever is controlled by a bell.- crank 198, (Figs/Z and 9) provided with an, adjustable contact screw 200 which engages a projection 202 on the lever. The bell-crank 198 at the left hand side of the machine carries a roll which engages in a cam groove 204 in the cam wheel 60 (Fig. 9). The bell-crank 198 at the right hand side of the machinecarries a roll which engages in a cam groove 206 in the cam wheel 56 The action of these bell-cranks is torelease the levers 192 to the action of their springs and permit them to force the slides 186 inwardly against the shoe. By reference to Figs. 7 and 9 it will be seen that the slide at the left hand side of the shoe is forced inwardly immediately after the overwiping operation. has been completed by the action of the cam 118, and that the inward movement of the slide at the other side of the shoe by the action of the cam 206 takes placc at a later time following an interval during which the tack is driven and the binder ,twisted round it at the left hand side and during which the binder is drawn round the shoe and into position to be fastened at the right hand side, as will be explained. By adjustment of the screws 200 the initial. positions of the slides 186 laterally of the shoe may be varied as desired.

Since the tack driving and wire bending mechanisms at the opposite sides of the shoe are substantiallyidentical in construction,

. with the exception of such changes as are due to the opposite locationsv of the mechanisms and to their operations at different times, a description of the details of the mechanism at one side will. suffice for an understanding of both. The mechanism which operates'at the right hand side. of the shoe is shown in detail .in Figsll to 14 inclusive The slide 186 carries a ver tical supporting plate208 which. at its upper end is'provided with. a bearing 210 for a stem 212, the latter having a verticalcentral bore to admit a tack string 0 and to guide the tacks to their driving position.

This. stem or. guide receives rotative movement, as willlbe hereinafter explained, from a beveled pinion 21% which is fast on the stem and supports it vertically. Mounted to The r eeeeee l de. ertieel y 2 h -ste n 212s e S ve 216 which terminates at its lower? end in a ch oz l 2.1.8, Piiie i ly: mq tt ted' P- PQSite n. th eleere 216 are r ver e nhete 2 whi h. p i ieet vetelly und nea h t e le eli. liq the t m 21.2 for e tieshe. e kave the e d e e unc n of evering. the. owerm s teek r thefteek ebe e t. Ih memb r 290 er tme etl by nks 222' to e -p el 224 which also'n our tecl to slicle verti'cally on he te 21 riet en. P us- 2 in the eleeireflt ser es a, te eli e e. render th spool 225i eii'ect ve to, swing the members 2- wardly. ed eutfiiet l y p rene t m relati n to t ir-"bedily vett ee eevemettt 'v lb y utlet teet the when th W 2% is fete tt lewewat t y; the tenet. en

f the m mber 22 ar te teedv nw r l r v r'the heed/ t e evel-mee ae end hat y the. ont nued downward, mq t en 0t theepeel thez eetbere22 eg thelivi h e e v 2 6. endri e teek. te zl 2 8- ie moved downwardly to. drive. the lowermost tack into the shoe while the nozzle is moved toward and it may be into. engagement with h Shoe, h teekv hue ein eft pet efly projecting from the shoe a distance equal a eas o; th length. th -n z As t eie enee te ieete e. n he pete-ti n n; i ing the teek h ieeel. br n tt ti ie Pr s ure t J -e t n ett l e nemb t 2 to caus he r sharpened; nne en ete ev the tack when the latter has arrived. substantially or approximatelyatfthe end of its driving'inoyen enti A not 228fadjnstab y. tu' eeled on. he slee e; '2 Q ee ivee e-e ep. r t rect; 2 f' inte ent temi e' ough; ndue 'pteeettr e Qt h.'.-.n1e 11 ere.

against eeh ot e It v ltbe ev tlent that e. memleere 2. ed t ien. Q. t irv drivin a i t n fi nct ions, serve. as tending means; for the string of tacks. l flhen the spoolfQfZft. subsequently receivesits upwa gd return-11love- I n ent it actsto swingthe me nhers 220 out;

weirdly and then to: move. them upwardly with the sleeve 216.- while leav ng} the string of, tacks in its downwardly fed. position.

h .12 a. intoenga-gein ent w pl hlen. etu i iietiyi; e iie-iil 23 s pret deth hie;peiv beinent .edien he. pee end pe ate a een b e. ept n i 2-3 WttiQhi' Peee ee t. tttlyt ht'e t eletein c in aca n wheel 240 fast on the sleeve 216, and the stem. 212into posi tion to pro ect over the head of the second 'tackwhen the parts, arein starting posit on.

By engagement with the side of the sleeve.

216. the pawl 232 is held from pressing 0bjectionably againstthe string of tacks.

Operative movement is imparted to the spool 224,13 .11 bell-crank lever 236 liavinga relatively movable lengthwise, the section 244: being connected by a universal joint to ashaft mounted in bearings-248 on the plate 22. A collar 250 fast on the shaft2l6 betweeniits bearings restrains the shaft from lengthwise n' ovenieiit. eyed-on the rear end of the, shaft 2% and. slidable lengthwise upon it is a clutch hub Mounted in a bearing 25%! is a short shaft 256 whicl is in alinen ienti with. the shaft 2&6 and carries a co-o 'icrating clutch member258. Secured on the rear end of the Sllttft'256 is a beveled pinion 5200 which is in operative engagement with a pinion 262 on a shaft 264: which extends transversely of the machine at its ear end. no shaft is driven by the gear 48 through connecting pinions 266 and 3. It will be understood that the clutch member at each side of the machine is dri 1 en.continuously by the gear l8 throughoiit the cycle o'l'operations of the machine.

-Tlie engagement of the clutch member at the left hand-side o'flhe machine with'its co-operating member 258/is controlled by means 0:! a lever 270; (Figs. 1 and 9) which has at its upper end a roll engaging ina periplicral groove in the clutchlmb. and at lower end a roll which engages the pe riphei ofthe cam wheel 60. At that point in the e (lo ol opcrations when thetack at the leiit-handside of the shoe is to be driven .EtfllQtQll 2(2 in the wheel arrivesin posii'ionloeneath the roll at the lower end of the leverfim and pe clutch member 252 at the right hand side of the machine 13. sin'iilarly controlled by a lever 276. (Fig. to which movement is imparted by a spring 278 when permitted by a notch 280 in'the periphery of the wheel 56. By comparison of Figs. 7 and '9' it will be seen; that the IlOtGllC-BSQYQ and, 280. are, so i ill) nits a spring 27% to swing thelever ina direction to connect the clutch of engagement with the locking pin.

related as to cause the tacker mechanism at the right hand side to be operated at a later time than the mechanism at the left hand side.

It will be understood that in the operation of each tacker mechanism a complete revolution is imparted to its cam wheel 240. In order that this wheel may be stopped in the proper starting position, a locking mechanism is provided, comprising a pin 282 (Fig. 7-) slidably mounted in one of the fixed bearings 248 and pressed by a spring 284 toward the end face of the clutch hub 252 which has a depression to receive the end of the pin when the wheel 240 is'inthe starting position shown in the drawings. When the clutch hub is moved into operative engagement with the member 258 it is carried out order to insure that the difierent clutch hubs 252 shall be locked in the required starting positions, the notches 2'72 and 280 are of such length as to cause the hubs 252 to receive their movements away from the members 258 slightly before the depressions in their end faces have arrived in position to receive the locking pins, the momentum of the parts being depended upon to carry each hub the short distance required to cause its depression to register with the pin.

For bending the binder wire round the partially driven tack each of the tacker mechanisms is provided with a bending device comprising a pair of gripper jaws 286 which are pivotally mounted in a vertical slot in the sleeve 216 and are carried down- \vardly and upwardly with the sleeve. Between the shank portions of the gripper jaws isa cam 288 having a. finger 290 projecting within a slot 292 in the stem 212 which, as hereinbefore explained, is fixed against vertical movement. At the lower end of the slot 292 is a ledge or abutment 294 into engagement with which the finger 290 is carried by the downward movement of the sleeve 216 in the tack driving operation. In this manner the cam 288 is turned to force the shank portions of the gripper aws apart and thus to close the jaws upon the binder wire. Byreference to Fig. 23 it will be seen that the end of the wire (1 is positicned at the left hand side of the shoe in the path of downward movement of the left h and pair of gripper jaws to permit the wire to be received between the jaws. After the wire has been gripped the jaws are held in their closed position by automatic action of the cam 288 until, upon the final return movement of the sleeve 216, the finger 290 is carried intoengagement with the lower end of a key 296 whereby the cam is turned to permit the jaws to open. The key 296 looks the sleeve 216 and the spool 224 to the stem 212 to cause these parts to turn in unison for bending the wire round the tack when the pinion 2'l4 is rotated, as will'now be explained. I

By reference to Figs. 11 and 13 it will be seen that each wheel 240 is provided with a peripheral series of gear teeth in operative ously throughout the cycle of rotation ,of, the wheel 240. Mounted in bearings 316 m alinement with the shaft 312 is a shaft 318 upon the upper end of which is secured a beveled pinion 320 which engages the pinion 214 on the stem 212. "A collar 322 fast on the shaft 318 between the bearings 316 restrains the shaft from lengthwise movement. Keyed on the lower end of the shaft 318 and slidable thereon is a clutch hub 324 which is movable into and out of engagement with the member 314. For controlling the clutch member 324 there is provided a bell-crank 326 the upper arm of which carries a roll which extends within a. peripheral groove in the .member 324 and the lower arm of which is provided witha roll 328 that bears upon a peripheral cam 330 on the shaft 242. A spring operated plunger 332 bears upon the upper arm of the bell-crank 326 to hold the roll 328 in engagement with its cam and serves to impart operative movement to the bell-crank to force the clutch hub 324 into engagement with the member 314 when the cam 330 permits. By reference to Fig. 11 it will be seen that the cam 330 does not release the roll 328 to permit the clutch members 314 and 324 to engage with each other until after the bell-crank 326 has been operated to drive the tack andto cause the gripper to grip the wire. It will also be seen that the cam groove 238 is so shaped as to impart a partial reverse movement to the bell-crank 236 before the clutch members 314 and 324 are permitted to engage with each other. This serves to lift the tack nozzle 218 from the shoe a sufficient distance to permit the gripper 286 to clear the shoe as it is turned round the tack and also to insure SllfflClGlltspace for the binder wire under the'nozzle. As soon as the clutch member 324 is carried into engagement with the member-314 turn- 

